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Well in part my theory was a possible promotion bottle. But I'm not so convinced now that you posted the brown Mae west L55.

So just some things to think about, the brown bottle was brought back in 1965 by so called "popular demand"
That Mae west L55 says Crush International Inc on the back, that can't be 1955 because in 1955 it was the Orange Crush Company.
This change never took place until 1959 when it became Crush International Inc.
My clear 8oz Mae west is dated 1957 and marked Orange Crush Company. The other thing is when the new bottle was introduced in 1955...and still rolling out in 1956 it was stated that it was 'Crystal Clear'...Canadian ads stated that it was clear as well.

As much as I'd like to believe that some third shift crew created the L64, and now seeing the L55, my thoughts are one, they are simply mould errors, or secondly these codes are being read wrong and that it's just the last number that corresponds to the year....if that's the case they work fine.

Who knows maybe some proof will shows up about a special creation for this L64, that could be in the city or state that plant was located and they were able to present these as a special return rather than the Mae West......sounds dreamy!...hahaha!!!


Orange Crush-South Carolina- The Greenville News, 24 Aug 1965, Tue, Main Edition, Page 6
Orange Crush-South Carolina- The Greenville News, 24 Aug 1965, Tue, Main Edition, Page 6 .jpg


Orange Crush-back in the brown bottle-Nanaimo Daily News, 21 Jun 1965, Mon, Page 3
Orange Crush-back in the brown bottle-Nanaimo Daily News, 21 Jun 1965, Mon, Page 3.jpg



Well that's clearly a clear bottle in this press release from Canada, and note they say 'former seven ounce, colored bottle'.
Orange Crush- The Chilliwack Progress, 11 Jan 1956, Wed, Page 6
Orange Crush- The Chilliwack Progress, 11 Jan 1956, Wed, Page 6.jpg
 
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I totally agree that Crush International Inc., and the Canadian version, Crush International Ltd., were both established in 1959. However, I am still of the opinion the double digit numbers that follow the L mark are year codes. Almost every bottle manufacturer I am aware of used some type of year code for quality control purposes. Of course, there are exceptions to this, but those are minimal. Especially in the Applied Color Label era, which began in 1934 for American made soda bottles. One of the things I'm not 100% sure about is if the 55 mark is actually a 55. Due to the poor images, they could be the number 65. If that's the case, then those particular bottles would fit in just fine with the Crush International Inc / Ltd dates of 1959.

So, let's not give up just yet. With a little more research, the answer could be waiting for us just around the bend. For now, I'm going to focus on the so called L 55 mark and see if I can find some better images. Like I said, it could be a 65 and not a 55 ???

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More Confusion? or Possible Connection?

Orange Crush wasn't the only brand that used the L mark

Nehi 29 L 65

L Nehi Bottle  29 L 65.jpg


L Nehi Base 29 L 65.jpg



Dr Pepper L 78 50 1322 (with dots)

L Dr Pepper Bottle  L 78 50 1322.jpg


L Dr Pepper Base L 78 50 1322.jpg


Laurens Glass Works Dots

Laurens Glass Works L Mark sha.org.jpg


Sun Drop L 78 26 1202

L Sun Drop Bottle  L 78 26 1202.jpg



L Sun Drop Base  L 78 26 1202.jpg



Nugrape L 73 22 1089

L Nugrape Bottle  L 73 22 1089.jpg


L Nugrape Base   L 73 22 1089.jpg
 

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These wouldn't fit in my last post ...

Mountain Dew L 65 47

L Mountain Dew Bottle  L  65  47.jpg



L Mountain Dew Base  L  65  47.jpg



Coca Cola 1975 Commemorative Anniversary L 75 32 1345

L Coca Cola Bottle Front 1975 Commemorative .jpg



L Coca Cola Bottle Back 1975 Commemorative .jpg



L Coca Cola Base 1975 Commemorative .jpg
 
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Back to the beginning ...

So how do we account for this one?

Orange Crush Amber Krinkly L 64 1 1095

Orange Crush Bottle and Base with L64 Mark.jpg
 

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Have you seen this one? It must be rare because I can only find two examples of it. In the pics it appears silver, but its actually gold plated. I don't know who made it other than its Canadian.

Orange Crush Anniversary Bottle 1923 1973 .jpg


Orange Crush Anniversary Bottle Label 1923 1973 .jpg


Orange Crush Anniversary Bottle Cap 1923 1973 .jpg


Orange Crush Anniversary Bottle Base 1923 1973 .jpg
 

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Orange Crush - Bottle Shortage - Laurens Glass Works - Greenville, South Carolina - September 18, 1964

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Bob yes I have seen that Anniversary Crush from Canada, held one in my had at my friends house, I swore it was silver!..lol, I'll have to ask him.
 

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Orange Crush - Seven Up Bottling Company - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

Let me be the first to point out that it is not uncommon for some sellers to put a new cap on an old bottle. Most of us have seen numerous examples of this practice, which are usually pretty easy to spot. However, even with that said, I can't help but wonder about these Orange Crush bottles that have the newer cap on them. I found at least six examples of them, and every description claimed the bottles were still full. Not only that, but the examples I found were sold on eBay over a period of years between 2016 and 2019. As near as I could determine, the bottles I found were sold by different sellers and not the same seller over and over again. But even if they are bogus, I present it here more of a "possible origin" of the L64 bottles and not as anything definitive. In other words, they might be a CLUE worth looking into.

One thing is certain; The Pittsburg Seven Up bottling company definitely bottled Orange Crush in the 1960s, as seen in the following attachments. Especially notice the two different receipts from 1960. Notice that one of them has Orange Crush on it but the other one doesn't. I can't say for certain, but its almost as if they didn't carry Orange Crush at one point, but then added it to their line later on. I/we might want to look into this and see if anything more definitive might turn up. Like I said, this is just a CLUE that MIGHT account for the existence of the L64 bottles.

L64 Bottle with newer Pittsburgh Seven Up Bottling Co. cap

Orange Crush Pittsburgh  L64 Bottle with newer 7-Up bottling Cap.jpg


Base of the same bottle

Orange Crush Pittsburgh L64 Bottle Base with newer 7-Up Bottling Company Cap.jpg


First Receipt - No Orange Crush

Orange Crush Pittsburgh 7up Bottling Receipt 1960.jpg



Second Receipt - With Orange Crush

Orange Crush Pittsburgh 7up Bottling Receipt 1960s.jpg


Newspaper Ad - Pittsburgh Press - April 4, 1963


View attachment Orange Crush Pittsburgh Seven Up_The_Pittsburgh_Press_Thu__Apr_4__1963.jpg

Amber Mae West with Pittsburgh 7-Up Cap

Orange Crush Pittsburgh Mae West Amber.jpg
 
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Good to hear from you and thanks for letting us know about your book - which I should have known about but didn't. Here's a pic of your 2nd Edition so others will know what to look for.

Thanks again,

Bob

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